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- May 11 2016
Allianz to sell part of Taiwan life insurance portfolio
The sale of the €1.2 billion portfolio is driven by the constraints on European insurers as a result of Solvency II.
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- May 9 2016
Indian insurers soon to invest in bank hybrid bonds
A senior official at IRDA has hinted of a change to the country's investment rules.
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- May 6 2016
Malaysia seeks cover for retrenched workers
The government has proposed a scheme that will aim to help workers who have lost their jobs.
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- May 5 2016
China warns against unregistered online insurers
CIRC says insurance-style schemes operated by unregistered online firms may lack financial stability.
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- May 4 2016
Qianhai urges lower threshold for HK insurers
The Qianhai-Shekou free trade zone has complained that no HK insurers meet regulators' strict requirements.
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- May 4 2016
Search for HK’s new insurance regulator goes global
A head-hunting firm is casting a wide net as it searches for the head of the newly established Insurance Authority.
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- April 26 2016
Indonesia mandates greater allocation to bonds
Domestic pension funds and insurers will be required to invest a minimum of 20% of their assets in bonds.
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- April 26 2016
Korea to ease curbs on insurance firms’ investments
The Financial Services Commission is to allow insurers in the country to increase their foreign investments.
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- April 25 2016
Philippines tightens rules on pre-need, health insurance
The regulatory tightening follows a shortage in the trust fund of a local pre-need company.
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- April 22 2016
China Life warns of big net profit decline for Q1
Asia-Pacific's biggest insurer says the drop could be as much as 60% due to a plunge in investment income.
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- April 20 2016
Korea to reform motor premiums to punish bad drivers
Insurance will be priced based on the specifics of each case to encourage reckless drivers to be more careful.
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- April 20 2016
Fubon Life’s Hong Kong subsidiary opens
Hong Kong chief executive Jerry Chou says the local life market still has great potential for further growth.
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- April 19 2016
Indian life companies warned on bancassurance
An industry group has warned life companies about relying too much on banks for selling insurance policies.
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- April 19 2016
China to name systemically important insurers
The Chinese regulator is set to release a list of insurers that may be considered too big to fail.
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- April 13 2016
Insurance complaints up 7% in Hong Kong in 2015
The city's insurance industry self-regulator says the number of new complaints last year increased to 647 cases.
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- April 13 2016
Global Islamic insurance remains underdeveloped
Islamic finance industry specialists say takaful needs to address challenges despite double-digit growth last year.
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- April 11 2016
China mulls national network for health settlement
The reform will allow Chinese citizens to reimburse their medical expenses around the country, according to a report.
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- April 11 2016
China imposes 6% VAT on insurance services
Sales tax will apply from May 1 this year, according to a circular jointly issued by the finance ministry and tax office.
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- April 8 2016
China’s first insurance exchange to launch in June
The exchange is part of Shanghai's goal of becoming an international insurance centre by 2020.
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- April 6 2016
Pacific Life Re to open branch in Korea
The Financial Services Commission has approved the US-based reinsurer's application to do business in the country.
